Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-03-23
The Circuit Judgeship

strictly honest-not that kind of hon
esty based upon policy, but honesty
based upon principle. He has been
tried in various positions has held
several important Offices in which the
people were interested, and every time
has been faithful to his trust and to
the people. He has done his duty ir-
respective of influences of any kind
except of right and justice. He is
the present Comptroller Of this. city,
and has assessed the property here for
the past two years, and to-day there
is million dollars more property on
the assessment roll than when he took
the Office. The influential and veal
thy men could not control him he
assessed their property fairly, and
compelled them to pay their just por-
ton of the taxes, so that for the past
two years we have had more improve
ments and less taxation upon the CON-
mon and poor people than ever before.
That it required some nerve and back
bone to accomplish this none will dis
pute.
In 1881 he was the member Of
the legislature from this district-elect-
ed mainly by the votes of the COM
mon and working people. 1t was then
an acknowledged fact, and had been
for years, that the men and women
who worked in the woods were swim
died out of their pay. All know how
hundreds Of them would each winter
60 into the woods, work hard, saving
their hard earned wages. expecting to
have what they had earned to clothe
and feed their families, and help pay
for their little homes. But alas, when
they came out of the woods they found
that the jobber was behind, and them
selves beaten out of their wages
Many poor man in those days had
to 90 with sad heart and fearful eyes
to his family and friends and relate
the news of his misfortune. All of
the laboring men remember this. But
Mr.. Turnhull, in the legislature, con-
summated change. He got up and
perfected the present lien law, which
secures to every man and woman their
earnings. None are robbed now
This of itself should secure for Mr..
Turpbull every vote from the working
men and their friends, for any Office
that he may run for, which he is COM
petent to fill. Mr.. Kelley was in the
legislature in 1877, the term previous
to Turnbull's first election. This was
the time when the men were being
robbed to the fullest extent; but Mr..
Kelley did not take sufficient interest
in their welfare to even attempt to OBJ
tain any legislation in their behalf.
1t would seem that this class of men
and their friends should not hesitate
in making up their minds for which
of these two men they will vote.
Again, Mr.. Turnbull, during all the
time he has practiced law here, never
turned away client if he had a just
cause. no matter how poor he was.
He has taken many of their cases.
paid the court expenses for his client,
fought the case to the highest court,
and was never known to sell his client.
We remember the case of Th0s. Nc
Goldrick of this city-Mr. McGold-
rick brought an action in justice court
against a rich lumberman, for wages.
This suit was appealed to the circuit
and supreme courts, Turnbull fight
ing it for him through these courts,
and won the case. The amount in
volved not being large, and Mr.. Nc
Goldrick being poor, all Turnbull
charged him for bis services was FIVE
dollars. And hundreds of other poor
men can testify to Turnbull's fidelity
to them in their time Of need.
BY strict temperate habits, hard
work and close application, Turnbull
has succeeded in his business; but
whatever he has made he has put out
again in business enterprises. In his
various business undertakings he gives
constant employment to large num-
Der Of persons. During the present
winter he has given work to at least
three hundred laborers, paying out to
those working for him and to the mer-
chants, mechanics and others, at least
City thousand dollars. thereby greatly
bencfting this and adjoining counties ;
and all have got their pay according
to- contract; he has paid them the
same as the rest Of his accounts when
due.
The following are few of the many
reasons that might be given why Turn
Null is entitled to the support of bis
fellow citizens in the coming election.
All this buster about his being a
chronic office-seeker, etc., is but the
whining Of few disappointed Office
seekers, and the lamentations of few